1. Introduction Provide an introductory explanation to your work. For example: What is the research topic/purpose, where was the research conducted, and what is the overall intent of the poster. In particular, include how your work is related to LEAP. Conclusion Summarize your major findings (i.e., take-home messages and include future directions here. Results Your most important results should be placed in the upper center portion of the poster where they are most easily seen. Tips for Importing / inserting files: Images such as photographs, graphs, diagrams, logos, etc, can be added to the poster. To insert scanned images into your poster, go through the menus as follows: Insert / Picture / From File… then find the file on your computer, select it, and press OK. The best type of image file to insert is JPEG. Be aware of the image size you are importing. The average color photo (13 x 18cm at 180dpi) would be about 3Mb (1Mb for B/W greyscale). Image files larger than 10 Mb should be avoided. Be aware that some images are at a rather poor resolution – they will appear very “blocky” looking when enlarged on this poster. Always zoom out and view the poster (on-screen) to see if the graphics appear correctly. Graphs - For simple graphs use MS Excel, or do the graph directly in PowerPoint by using the drawing tools. Graphs done in a scientific graphing programs (eg. Sigma Plot, Prism, SPSS, Statistica) should be saved as JPEG or TIFF if possible. Methods More helpful hints…  If you’re working from a paper, re-write it into poster format. Simplify everything, avoid data overkill, use bullet points when possible.  Headings of more than 6 words should be in upper and lower case, not all capitals.  Never do whole sentences in capitals or underline to stress your point, use bold characters instead.  When laying out your poster leave breathing space around you text. Don’t overcrowd your poster.  Try using photographs or color graphs. Avoid extremely long numerical tables.  Spell check and get someone else to proof-read. Printing and laminating your poster Make your posters 40 in x 40 in (size of this template). You’ll need an org code to pay for printing. Check with your department chair/unit supervisor if you’re not sure what org code to use. Use the Poster Printing Request to print your poster (available at www.uww.edu/icit/services/ga-labs). www.uww.edu/icit/services/ga-labs Allow 5 working days for printing. Acknowledgements How to use this poster template? Highlight template text and replace it by typing in your own text, or copy and paste from Word or PowerPoint. Add/delete text boxes as needed to best fit your poster. Body text / font size should be between 24 and 32 points. Use Arial, Helvetica or equivalent (suggested font sizes and font types are included here). Keep body text left-aligned, do not justify text. For LEAP Day 2016, we encourage you to use the colors provided in the template. Organize your poster into different sections and provide a visual guide (e.g., the boxes used here) to guide the viewer through the main points. Use straightforward, easy to understand headings. Captions to be set in Times or Times New Roman or equivalent, italic, between 18 and 24 points. Right aligned if it refers to a figure on its right. Caption starts right at the top edge of the picture (graph or photo). Captions to be set in Times or Times New Roman or equivalent, italic, 18 to 24 points, to the length of the column in case a figure takes more than 2/3 of column width. Captions to be set in Times or Times New Roman or equivalent, italic, between 18 and 24 points. Left aligned if it refers to a figure on its left. Caption starts right at the top edge of the picture (graph or photo). Captions to be set in Times or Times New Roman or equivalent, italic, between 18 and 24 points. Right aligned if it refers to a figure on its right. Caption starts right at the top edge of the picture (graph or photo). Captions to be set in Times or Times New Roman or equivalent, italic, between 18 and 24 points. Left aligned if it refers to a figure on its left. Caption starts right at the top edge of the picture (graph or photo). Author(s) LEAP Project Title